Landownership and Development (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Unequal land distribution definition
Unequal land distribution definition
When small % of population controls most land while majority have limited/no access
What does land concentration create in societies?
What does land concentration create in societies?
Cycle of disadvantage affecting entire societies
How many key impacts of unequal land distribution?
How many key impacts of unequal land distribution?
Nine key impacts
Impact of unequal land on agricultural productivity
Impact of unequal land on agricultural productivity
Reduced productivity - small farmers lack land & resources
Why does land concentration cause political instability?
Why does land concentration cause political instability?
Land = power & status; creates class tensions & conflicts
What migration pattern results from limited rural land?
What migration pattern results from limited rural land?
Rural-urban migration increases, straining city infrastructure
Who led Ireland's Land League?
Who led Ireland's Land League?
Michael Davitt & Charles Stewart Parnell
Wyndham Land Purchase Act - year & impact
Wyndham Land Purchase Act - year & impact
1903; enabled 250,000+ tenants to purchase their land
What addressed Ireland's farm productivity after reform?
What addressed Ireland's farm productivity after reform?
Cooperative movement - pooled resources & shared knowledge
Brazil: % of small farms (<100ha) & land controlled
Brazil: % of small farms (<100ha) & land controlled
89% of farms control only 20% of arable land
Brazil: % of large farms (>1,000ha) & land held
Brazil: % of large farms (>1,000ha) & land held
1% of farms control 45% of arable land
Brazil's latifundium system meaning
Brazil's latifundium system meaning
Large estates worked by exploited labour forces
Number of agricultural workers displaced in Brazil
Number of agricultural workers displaced in Brazil
30 million workers over five decades
Brazil social conflicts 1985-1998 total
Brazil social conflicts 1985-1998 total
8,900+ conflicts; 5,600+ land-related
Origin of Brazil's unequal land ownership
Origin of Brazil's unequal land ownership
Early Portuguese colonisation patterns persist today